Typhoon Steve (1990)
Typhoon Steve reached Category 4 in the Western Pacific between July 23, 1990 and August 5, 1990, with a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Steve, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1990 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- July 23, 1990 to August 5, 1990
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb (27.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 365 km (227 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 20.5
- Identifier
- WP091990
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 18:00 | 16.1N 141.4E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 24, 00:00 | 16.2N 141.2E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 24, 06:00 | 16.4N 141.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 24, 12:00 | 16.6N 140.9E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 24, 18:00 | 16.8N 141.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 25, 00:00 | 17.1N 141.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 25, 06:00 | 17.6N 141.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 25, 12:00 | 18.2N 141.9E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 25, 18:00 | 18.7N 142.6E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 26, 00:00 | 19.0N 143.2E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 26, 06:00 | 19.4N 143.8E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 26, 12:00 | 19.6N 144.1E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 26, 18:00 | 19.8N 144.4E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 27, 00:00 | 20.1N 144.6E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 27, 06:00 | 20.5N 144.8E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 27, 12:00 | 21.0N 145.0E | 75 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 27, 18:00 | 21.6N 145.0E | 90 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 28, 00:00 | 22.2N 145.0E | 100 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 28, 06:00 | 22.9N 144.9E | 115 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 28, 12:00 | 23.5N 144.8E | 115 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 28, 18:00 | 24.0N 144.7E | 115 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 29, 00:00 | 24.4N 144.7E | 115 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 29, 06:00 | 24.9N 145.1E | 115 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 29, 12:00 | 25.3N 145.6E | 115 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 29, 18:00 | 25.7N 146.2E | 105 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 00:00 | 26.1N 146.7E | 95 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 06:00 | 26.5N 147.2E | 90 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 12:00 | 27.0N 148.1E | 90 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 18:00 | 27.5N 149.3E | 85 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 00:00 | 28.1N 150.7E | 80 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 06:00 | 28.8N 152.2E | 80 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 12:00 | 29.9N 153.8E | 75 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 18:00 | 31.2N 155.4E | 70 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 1, 00:00 | 32.8N 156.7E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 1, 06:00 | 34.4N 157.5E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 1, 12:00 | 36.1N 157.9E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 1, 18:00 | 37.9N 158.1E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 00:00 | 39.3N 158.4E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 06:00 | 41.2N 158.5E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 12:00 | 43.7N 158.5E | 35 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
| Aug 2, 18:00 | 46.0N 159.2E | 35 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
| Aug 3, 00:00 | 48.0N 162.0E | 40 kt | 988 mb | Extratropical |
| Aug 3, 06:00 | 49.8N 164.4E | 45 kt | 988 mb | Extratropical |
| Aug 3, 12:00 | 52.0N 166.0E | 45 kt | 982 mb | Extratropical |
| Aug 3, 18:00 | 54.0N 168.0E | 980 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 4, 00:00 | 55.0N 170.0E | 980 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 4, 06:00 | 56.0N 172.0E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 4, 12:00 | 57.0N 175.0E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 4, 18:00 | 57.0N 176.0E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 5, 00:00 | 58.0N 177.0E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 5, 06:00 | 59.0N 180.0E | 986 mb | Extratropical | |
| Aug 5, 12:00 | 58.0N 182.0E | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1990
- Typhoon KorynWestern Pacific · 1990
- Tropical Storm LewisWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon MarianWestern Pacific · 1990
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1990
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1990
- Tropical Storm NathanWestern Pacific · 1990
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon OfeliaWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon PercyWestern Pacific · 1990
- Tropical Storm RobynWestern Pacific · 1990
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1990
- Tropical Storm TashaWestern Pacific · 1990
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon VernonWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon WinonaWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon YancyWestern Pacific · 1990 · 216 deaths
- Typhoon ZolaWestern Pacific · 1990 · 6 deaths
- Typhoon BeckyWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon AbeWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon DotWestern Pacific · 1990
- Tropical Storm CecilWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon EdWestern Pacific · 1990
- Super Typhoon FloWestern Pacific · 1990
- Tropical Depression DotWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon GeneWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon HattieWestern Pacific · 1990
- Tropical Storm IraWestern Pacific · 1990
- Tropical Storm JeanaWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon KyleWestern Pacific · 1990
- Tropical Storm LolaWestern Pacific · 1990
- Super Typhoon PageWestern Pacific · 1990
- Super Typhoon MikeWestern Pacific · 1990
- Tropical Storm NellWestern Pacific · 1990
- Typhoon RussWestern Pacific · 1990
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.